Barber s paper-clip



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1V1. COHEN.

I BARBERS PAPER CLIP.

No. 252,430. Patented Jan. 17,1882/ WITNESSES: INVENTCR:

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UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

MOSES COHEN, OF HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS.

BARBERS PAPER-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,430, dated January 17, 1882,

Application filed November 10, 1881.

- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MosEs COHEN, of Hallettsvi1le,in the county of Lavaca and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Barbers Paper-Clips, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to clips for holding slips of paper upon which razors are to be wiped in shaving the beard; and the improvement consists in certain novel features of construction, as will be hereinafter described. 1 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved clip; Fig. 2 a rear view, and Fig. 3 a face view, of the same.

A represents aclip formed by doubling upon itself a strip of metal,prefer-ab1y spring-brass, in such manner that the central bent portion, a, shall serve as a spring to hold the two straight portions 11 bin contact with each other. If desired, the central bent portion maybe strengthened by securing either to its inner or outer surface a curved plate of similar form. The straight portions 1) b are designed to be from four to six inches in length, and are corrugated longitudinally, so that the corrugations of one will fit into those of the other, and thus serve to hold the slip of paper more securely.

To the rear surface of the clip, near its spring end, is secured an open hook. c, which is bent laterally and adapted to be engaged with the barbers.-cloth, with which the person being shaved is covered, so that the opposite end of the clip shall hang downward. Of the por (No model.)

tions 1) b the top or front one is bent outward from the other and curved over so as to form a catch, d, by which the clip is to be opened for inserting a slip of paper.

The manner of using the clip is as follows: The clip is to be hooked to the cloth covering the person being shaved, with the open end hanging downward. Then the thumb of the right hand should be placed on the projecting end of the rear or lower portion, b,and the upper or front portion, b, should be lifted out of contact with the opposite portion by means of the forefinger of the same hand, which en gages with the catch d. With the left hand the slip of paper may then be readily insertedinto the clip.

By making the clip long, as above described, the paper will be held more firmly than if grasped only at a point, and consequently the paper will not be liable to be blown about by the wind or accidentally displaced.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- The barbers paper-clip A, bent to form a spring at a, and having its straight portions 1) b corrugated longitudinally, whereby the corrugations of said portions shall fit into each other, and provided with a suitable hook, sub stantially as and for the purpose specified.

MOSES COHEN.

Witnesses:

J. M. LAYTON, P. H. GREEN. 

